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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Ruddock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01144 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document Date: 20 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Knox orders Ruddock, a commissary at Fishkill, to deliver artillery to Captain Burbeck. The list includes artillery and other ordnance and stores.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

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